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Cost of drugs prescribed in primary care continues to fall
BMJ 2019; 367 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l6580 (Published 18 November 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;367:l6580
- Ingrid Torjesen
- London
The cost of drugs prescribed in primary care fell by 2.8% in 2018-19, data from NHS Digital show.1 Over the same period the cost of drugs prescribed in hospitals rose by 11.1%.
Hospitals accounted for 53.7% (£10.2bn (€11.9bn; $13.2bn)) …
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